Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rav´en|ous|ly — rav|en|ous «RAV uh nuhs», adjective. 1. very hungry: »Give the ravenous boy a snack. SYNONYM(S): famished. 2. greedy. SYNONYM(S): plundering. ╂[< Old French ravinos (with English ous) rapacious, violent < ravine; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
rav|en|ous — «RAV uh nuhs», adjective. 1. very hungry: »Give the ravenous boy a snack. SYNONYM(S): famished. 2. greedy. SYNONYM(S): plundering. ╂[< Old French ravinos (with English ous) rapacious, violent < ravine; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
rav — mo·rav·ska; rav·el·er; rav·el·ing; rav·el·ly; rav·el·ment; rav·e·na·la; rav·e·nel·ia; rav·en·er; rav·en·ous; rav·en·ous·ly; rav·en·ous·ness; rav·en·sa·ra; rav·ery; rav·i·nat·ed; rav·ined; rav·i·o·li; rav·ish; rav·ished·ly; rav·ish·er;… … English syllables
ravenousness — rav·en·ous·ness … English syllables
ravenous — rav•en•ous [[t]ˈræv ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) extremely hungry; famished 2) predatory: a ravenous jungle beast[/ex] 3) cvb intensely eager: ravenous for affection[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF ravineus=ravin(er) to raven II+ eus ous… … From formal English to slang
Ravenous — Rav en*ous (r[a^]v n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.] 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. [1913 Webster] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ravenously — Ravenous Rav en*ous (r[a^]v n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.] 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. [1913 Webster] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ravenousness — Ravenous Rav en*ous (r[a^]v n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.] 1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture. [1913 Webster] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
